Print

Email story

Comment

Email editor

There's a new kid in the jungle

By TIMES WIRES
Published October 17, 2006

The late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin's daughter is taking up the family business, People reports. Bindi Irwin, 8, is shooting Bindi, The Jungle Girl for the Discovery Kids network to debut in January. The opening features animated shots of Bindi and Steve in a jungle, accompanied by a theme that says "The Croc Hunter taught her/ and now his only daughter/ is Bindi the Jungle Girl." "I'm trying to get across the message that don't be afraid of animals; they're just put on this earth to help the environment and everything like that," Bindi told the Australian network ABC in her first formal interview since her father's death in September.

Boy leaves Malawi to join Madonna

A 1-year-old boy Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie are seeking to adopt left for England on Monday, flying first on a chartered plane to South Africa, then on a regularly scheduled flight to London, where the singer has a home. In a statement, Madonna's publicist, Liz Rosenberg, said the family expected to be reunited in coming days, but she declined to offer details. Meanwhile, human rights groups asked Malawi's courts to review a ruling allowing Madonna to adopt the child from the impoverished, AIDS-stricken southern African country. They want to make sure Malawi's laws "are not bent" for Madonna, the Associated Press reported. Though the boy's father was outraged by the challenge, some family members told People he is illiterate and doesn't understand adoption is permanent.

No 'Prom' for Hogan

Clearwater native Brooke Hogan has been bounced from the cover of the upcoming annual edition of Prom magazine due to her scantily clad appearance on the cover of FHM's November issue, E! Online reports. The teen-focused mag said the image of her wearing only a skimpy bikini was not appropriate for the Prom audience. A spokesman for Hulk Hogan's daughter, who has a music contract and a new season of Hogan Knows Best starting Sunday, accused the magazine of trying to draw attention by creating controversy. A feature on Hogan will still appear in the magazine'.

Heeeere, Katie Katie

Katie Couric says she's gotten 50,000 suggestions since asking her audience what she should say at the end of each broadcast of the CBS Evening News. She told David Letterman on his show Thursday that one of her favorites was, "Here, kitty kitty kitty." Another: "Thanks for watching. I'm Katie Couric, and I'm not just for breakfast anymore."

[Last modified October 17, 2006, 05:24:56]